Thursday, March 29, 2018

Cape & Islands - Late Arriving Spring 2018!

The calendar says Spring! Mother Nature's signs are all around... A bit snow covered, but crocuses are in full bloom and the daffodils are sprouting leaves and buds. If all goes well (no more snow storms), the island of Nantucket and most of Cape Cod's Route 6A from Sandwich through Brewster will soon be in full bloom.

Take a stroll through the gardens behind St Mary's Church, Route 6A in Barnstable Village or Spohr Gardens in Falmouth for magnificent displays of color and variety. The 43rd annual Daffodil Festival on Nantucket will be held from April 27 - 29. The island celebrates springtime awakening with art shows, tours, the antique car parade and tailgate picnic, exhibitions, contests, lectures, and, of course, the annual Nantucket Daffodil Flower Show! Brewster in Bloom, a 3 day festival, May 4 - 6, includes the Cape Cod 5 Bloom Run, golf events at Captains Golf Course, Juried Fine Arts & Crafts Show, a Kid Fest and the annual town parade. Other annual daffodil events are planned in Barnstable, Falmouth, and Osterville - check
our Calendar for dates and times. Want to grow your own daffodils? Visit the American Daffodil Society
for information on growing a variety of daffodils.

Need some more tangible proof of Spring? Along with the natural, there are several other signs of Spring... We changed the clocks ("Spring Ahead") on Sunday March 11 - the sun is setting later and soon it will still be light out past 7:00 PM! College students are lining up summer jobs. Gramma will soon be heading home from Florida! Baxter's is opening soon for their 51st season; mating season is underway for the wild turkeys -just what we need, more turkeys!;Paymomet Performing Arts Center, the Cape Playhouse, and
Cape Cod Melody Tent have announced their summer line-ups; the
Wellfleet Drive-In Theatre, although not open yet, has announced their opening date!!! - all more sure signs of SPRING!